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It’s Out in the World!

The Disabled People Destroy Fantasy special issue of Uncanny Magazine is available to purchase in the venue of your choice. It is the very issue that my story, This is Not My Adventure appears. If you're not able to buy the full issue, the story will become available to read online on October 1 (part of the issue was unlocked today) This is a very personal story to me, one that takes an unflinching look at depression and grief. I'll admit to being a little nervous, since this story feels so close to me. Mostly, however, I'm happy to share a table of contents with so many brilliant writers. ...

September 4, 2019
Fantasy
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New Story to Appear in Uncanny

I can finally announce that my new story, This is Not My Adventure will appear in Uncanny Magazine's issue 30 - Disabled People Destroy Fantasy. I'll appear with other fantastic writers, like Sarah Gailey, Lane Waldman, Jei D. Marcade, among many others. The Table of Contents was posted as part of Uncanny's Year Six Kickstarter Campaign. I can't wait to share This is Not My Adventure with you all. This story, folks. This story . . . On the afternoon after Futurescapes ended, I remember turning this story over in my head. I remember telling discussing with the alumni who were killing time in a Barnes & Noble the seed of this story. I spent the next few months wrestling it out onto the page. I grappled with words because I wanted to capture how my own depression feels onto the page, and the problem of the "impossible task" when you're deep in...

July 19, 2019
Fantasy, Writing
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Story Acceptance!

Last night, I received news that my first novelette, As the Shore to the Tides, So Blood Calls to Blood (all about brothers, bad blood and blood magic) will be published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies. I'm delighted to finally appear in one of my favorite online magazines! My story should be available to read later this year or early next; in the meantime, you can see what BCS has to offer. They're the only magazine that concentrates on secondary world literary adventure fantasy stories (think Lord of the Rings by way of Faulkner). If you like those types of stories, you can puchase a monthly subscription through Weightless Books, or help them pay their authors the new SFWA-approved pro rates through their Patreon. ...

June 7, 2019
Fantasy, Writing
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It’s That Time of Year: My 2018 Eligibility Post

Folks, it's awards season and it's time for me to submit my eligible stories for 2018. I humbly request you read them for consideration for the Nebulas, Hugos, Locus, World Fantasy or the Campbell (I'm in my last year of eligibity). At the very least, I'd love for them to be read and thought about again. Many thanks! My two eligible publications are in the Short Story Category (under 7,500 words): Writing for the End of the World - This appeared in Nature on March 7, 2018 (996 words). This is an origin story for post-apocalyptic fiction interwoven with one of my favorite jokes. Emergency Evaluation for Penny Ante, as Recorded by Cal-Q-Tron of the Benevolent Order of Heroes - This appeared in Galaxy's Edge #32, their May/June 2018 issue (999 words). Penny Macías, sidekick to Major Patriot is up for her her first job evaluation, and it turns out she's not the best fit for the job. Over at...

December 2, 2018
Awards Eligibility, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Writing
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A Long-Awaited Acceptance

I am overjoyed at being able to announce the acceptance of one of my favorite stories, "How Juan Bobo Got to los Nueba Yores" to the Latinx Archive. I remember hearing Juan Bobo stories at my late grandfather's knee in his marquesina. He interspersed the Juan Bobo stories with his own memories of his childhood living in the mountains of Aibonito. I learned from him the fact that if you lived in rural Aibonito, you didn't wear your shoes to come down the mountain on your way to school. You slung them around your neck by their laces and walked barefoot to school. You could always wash mud off your feet at the pump in the schoolyard, but it wasn't so easy to do the same with your shoes. My grandfather's stories were so vivid, they stayed with me and meshed with his own experiences. This is what inspired writing...

July 23, 2018
Fantasy, Latino, Writing